Here's how you can help your preschooler master the basics of math outside of the classroom. Ask your child to compare different groups of items, such as carrot sticks and apple slices, and to tell ...

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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a five-year, $6 million grant to professors in the University at Buffalo Graduate School of ...

A Vanderbilt University study has found math skills at an early age could be an indicator of future success in that child's life. But the type of math a pre-kindergarten student knows matters. The ...

BOSTON (AP) — A new report says students will have more success in math and science if they are exposed to the subjects as early as pre-kindergarten. The Wheelock College’s Aspire Institute report ...

A newly released study shows that Alabama students who attend the state’s First Class Pre-K program are more likely to be proficient in reading and math in later grades. The Alabama Department of ...

For more than a year, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s campaign for free preschool has focused to a great extent on expanding enrollment at an unprecedented clip. On Tuesday, his team will push a new agenda for ...

The benefits of even high-quality preschool programs tend to fade over time, but extracurricular programs in early grades may help boost the good effects of early education after students start school ...

The Maryland State Board of Education has voted to change the way math is taught in the state. Under the plan approved by the board, math curricula in the state’s 24 public school systems would be ...